CHEAP holiday flights will henceforth be judged one of the great successes of this Labour government.

The long war on air travel to the sun is over, and jolly green giant David Miliband is seeking a truce with budget carriers.

The Environment Secretary has concluded there are easier, better and certainly more popular ways of saving the planet.

We love our summer hols and weekend breaks too much - so grounding passengers is a battle he'd never win. Miliband, a rising Labour star, wisely opted to focus on saving energy and recycling since planes produce just two per cent of global warming carbon dioxide emissions.

Labour learning to fly has nothing to do, naturally, with the Tories crash landing in March over heavily taxing flights.

So Tony Blair can sit back, kick off his shoes and enjoy a glass of bubbly on his week-long goodbye to Africa - as long as he separates the paper from the plastic when he gets home, he'll still be green.

The government slogan is: "Labour, miles better than the Tories." Air miles better, of course.